closed Crystal Palace v Chelsea

[Irakozium257 350]

It would be so tragicomic if Ivanovic starts this one. The clown is unbearable to watch getting humiliated again and again.

[Ossie the King 634]

Bolasie and Cabaye being out might mean we actually have a chance here - Palace's home form isn't that great, so we have a chance.

That's the only reason I think we have a chance at a result in this game. Palace at home are a tough team to go to at the best of times so I think us winning there would be an unlikely result.

[Kendrick 339]

Lol at people talking about Palace's home form, did you look at our away form?

[Fulham Broadway 17,350]

Yeah I'm thinking Palarse not only scenting blood , but guts n entrails of a disembowelled team.

I predict if we lose, some here will blame Mourinho , and some will say Hiddink is just getting a platinum pension. Lets not forget to look at the players as well....

Anyway hope I am wrong and we embarras the palace 'ultras' n their retarded drummer..

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

Its 2016.

New Year New Chelsea?

I'll show myself out..

[King11Didier 916]

Yeah I'm thinking Palarse not only scenting blood , but guts n entrails of a disembowelled team.

I predict if we lose, some here will blame Mourinho , and some will say Hiddink is just getting a platinum pension. Lets not forget to look at the players as well....

Anyway hope I am wrong and we embarras the palace 'ultras' n their retarded drummer..

I'm ready to blame the manager even before the match if I see Ivanovic and Oscar starting.

[Jase 43,479]

Norwich and Bournemouth both picked up points. So, we have dropped down to 16th. Interestingly, we're 6 points behind West Brom but only 4 behind Southampton (they are really dropping like flies at the moment). Still sit 3 points above the drop zone though.

[Laylabelle 9,539]

Win tomorrow and can go 14th wooo.only 22 off the top lol

[Cosmin 2,484]

We HAVE to win this game. It's a must. We can't "settle for a draw" against no one. We're 3 points above relegation zone, for Christ's sake. Go all out attack, we MUST win. We won't bounce back by only beating the teams that are bellow us in the table, because... there aren't too many of them We have to win against the bigger fishes. Just like we should've beaten Watford and should've tried more against United. Don't get used to being shit. We are still champions. We do not settle for draws against no team in this league.

[AWorriedChelseaFan 151]

We HAVE to win this game. It's a must. We can't "settle for a draw" against no one. We're 3 points above relegation zone, for Christ's sake. Go all out attack, we MUST win. We won't bounce back by only beating the teams that are bellow us in the table, because... there aren't too many of them We have to win against the bigger fishes. Just like we should've beaten Watford and should've tried more against United. Don't get used to being shit. We are still champions. We do not settle for draws against no team in this league.

That's the spirit! Let's hope our players can step up their game and play like they give a flying fuck tomorrow against the mighty Palace away from home. We are the champions of England, and they aren't.

[raven8472 32]

Must win .

[Ossie the King 634]

Just looking at net spends of teams (fun, fun, fun).

In Mourinho's time here we've spent £89 million. That's roughly £30 million a season.

In the same time Palace have spent £66 million. That's just £8 million less per season, and this year we spent that extra £8 million on Papy Djidyoutouchme and Michael Hector.

These are two similarly ambitioned teams.

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

Just looking at net spends of teams (fun, fun, fun).

In Mourinho's time here we've spent £89 million. That's roughly £30 million a season.

In the same time Palace have spent £66 million. That's just £8 million less per season, and this year we spent that extra £8 million on Papy Djidyoutouchme and Michael Hector.

These are two similarly ambitioned teams.

You do realize you've just given the perfect example of why net spend is an incorrect way to measure ambition ? Unless you actually believe us and Palace share the same ambition.

[Ossie the King 634]

You do realize you've just given the perfect example of why net spend is an incorrect way to measure ambition ? Unless you actually believe us and Palace share the same ambition.

I think this summer both teams had the ambition of finishing top four.

I'm actually quite surprised at the level of investment the board/Roman made into the club. If you factor in Cuadrado's loan being a transfer of around £15 million that will end up going through this summer but effectively already having occurred, then that figure drops even further.

[Irakozium257 350]

We HAVE to win this game. It's a must. We can't "settle for a draw" against no one. We're 3 points above relegation zone, for Christ's sake. Go all out attack, we MUST win. We won't bounce back by only beating the teams that are bellow us in the table, because... there aren't too many of them We have to win against the bigger fishes. Just like we should've beaten Watford and should've tried more against United. Don't get used to being shit. We are still champions. We do not settle for draws against no team in this league.

Makes u realize how much the team/club degenerated slowly under the radar because of that narcissistic machiavellian demon of Mourinho. I got no respect for him, he clearly ate away the dressing room's spirit through his nasty shadow self.

This whole mess has clear psychological roots, look how much he ruined Matic's self-belief and worth on the pitch. Matter of fact is Mourinho is a power-hungry snake with well-trained machiavellian traits that took advantage of his status in the club to keep playing his lousy, unimaginative cowardly type of football and when we got found a long long time ago, the naive and cowardly board didn't do anything until after countless bouts of humiliation against smaller teams. Either way, I'm still in celebration mode when thinking that his poision is no longer around. The players are also slowly recovering from the mental exhaustion he was causing them.

[Wizacar 93]

Makes u realize how much the team/club degenerated slowly under the radar because of that narcissistic machiavellian demon of Mourinho. I got no respect for him, he clearly ate away the dressing room's spirit through his nasty shadow self.

This whole mess has clear psychological roots, look how much he ruined Matic's self-belief and worth on the pitch. Matter of fact is Mourinho is a power-hungry snake with well-trained machiavellian traits that took advantage of his status in the club to keep playing his lousy, unimaginative cowardly type of football and when we got found a long long time ago, the naive and cowardly board didn't do anything until after countless bouts of humiliation against smaller teams. Either way, I'm still in celebration mode when thinking that his poision is no longer around. The players are also slowly recovering from the mental exhaustion he was causing them.

Totally agree. I am glad that cancer is gone and I hope thats the last we see of him. Totally classless headcoach with his specialist in failire talk, patronizing diego costa acting like a thug just for ppints, selling mata luiz schurrle de briyne salah, lukaku, just because they are attack minded players who have no time for his negative park the bus tactics. Never giving the kids a chance to name a few. Wouldnt mind hiddink taking the job fulltime with drogba and terry as assistant coaches. We need our chelsea dna back after that mourinho cancer attack

[Ossie the King 634]

Makes u realize how much the team/club degenerated slowly under the radar because of that narcissistic machiavellian demon of Mourinho. I got no respect for him, he clearly ate away the dressing room's spirit through his nasty shadow self.

This whole mess has clear psychological roots, look how much he ruined Matic's self-belief and worth on the pitch. Matter of fact is Mourinho is a power-hungry snake with well-trained machiavellian traits that took advantage of his status in the club to keep playing his lousy, unimaginative cowardly type of football and when we got found a long long time ago, the naive and cowardly board didn't do anything until after countless bouts of humiliation against smaller teams. Either way, I'm still in celebration mode when thinking that his poision is no longer around. The players are also slowly recovering from the mental exhaustion he was causing them.

Totally agree. I am glad that cancer is gone and I hope thats the last we see of him. Totally classless headcoach with his specialist in failire talk, patronizing diego costa acting like a thug just for ppints, selling mata luiz schurrle de briyne salah, lukaku, just because they are attack minded players who have no time for his negative park the bus tactics. Never giving the kids a chance to name a few. Wouldnt mind hiddink taking the job fulltime with drogba and terry as assistant coaches. We need our chelsea dna back after that mourinho cancer attack

Wow, you guys really didn't like Jose did you. Maybe taking it a bit far though aren't we? I mean the guy did win us the league and in his first time here laid the foundations for other managers to have success. Drogba and Terry, the guys you talk about having as assistants, talk about him in glowing terms and would undoubtably be influenced by him.

[Fulham Broadway 17,350]

I can see a lot of 'fans' deserting chelsea in cyberspace if we are relegated, or indeed have a few seasons of mediocrity which I fully anticipate.

Disgusting the way some are talking about the greatest manager this club have ever had. Thank god its not really representative.

[MefiX19 1,092]

2015 for Chelsea was terrible, Hazard got us the title and in this season we are relegation candidates, let's hope to kick in new year with a bang- 6-0 Hazard hatrick, Costa, Willian freekick, Kenedy with 93rd minute goal, assist from RLC. Sadly my expectations always turn to draw or losing this season...

[Pizy 18,985]

I'll be surprised if we win this. Pardew knows just how to play against us. In that stadium with the best home support in the league, if we concede early I can see us crumbling yet again and losing badly. He'll have them pressing us high and not allowing our midfield players time on the ball which every opponent knows is our biggest weakness.